TV series

Fortunata and Jacinta

1980 · 1 season

A patient, literary costume drama that immerses you in nineteenth-century Madrid society, rich in social texture and quiet heartbreak.

Overview: The aristocrat Juan de Santa Cruz meets Fortunata, a girl of humble origins, and a passionate love arises between them; but his mother decides to marry him to her niece Jacinta.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, love, family, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
love
family
betrayal
morality
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild